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Post by helrunar on Mar 4, 2017 13:12:17 GMT
Oh, pout.
I did wonder about that since I think that "permissive" as modern Brit telly appears to be, certain bits of crumpet are still--most of the time--off the menu.
I think there may have been full frontal of Matt Smith in this film about Christopher Isherwood's time in Berlin in the 1930s, which was shown on the BBC (?) a couple of years ago. A friend gave me a disc of it but I honestly can't recall if Smith gave the audience his all or kept his derriere discreetly turned to the camera. And no doubt you'll be grateful if I simply leave it at that.
Smith was good in the role of randy young Isherwood. I'll spare you comments about his manly blandishments as we have had more than enough of that in the gutter press for years now.
cheers, H.
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Post by Michael Connolly on Mar 6, 2017 12:48:45 GMT
With Richard Staines unleashing the nauseoustalgia genes and no mistake, caught up with Father Brown in The Lair Of The Libertines last night. I say! How can people complain about paying for a licence fee when the Beeb can churn out weekday afternoon entertainment like this. Too True. If only G.K. Chesterton had composed material of this high quality maybe normal people would have heard of him. More must-see TV. Tonight (Friday) at 8.pm (i.e., less than an hour's time!) on BBC4. Leonard Sach introduces "much-loved funnyman" Arthur Askey and Moira Anderson in fusty Victorian-Edwardian variety show revival The Good Old Days. Is Arthur Askey going to haunt every thread on this site? I shouldn't have resurrected him. |
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Post by franklinmarsh on Mar 6, 2017 14:08:10 GMT
Not every thread.
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Post by Michael Connolly on Mar 6, 2017 14:39:37 GMT
I'm behind you!  |
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Post by franklinmarsh on Mar 6, 2017 15:14:21 GMT
I remember when you used to be 'before my very eyes'...
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Post by dem on Mar 6, 2017 19:19:43 GMT
Thanks to the miracle that is BBCiPlayer, you still have 27 days to catch AA's stellar performance in The Good Old Days. I pray God this reminder reaches you in time. |
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Post by mcannon on Mar 7, 2017 2:16:52 GMT
[/quote]Is Arthur Askey going to haunt every thread on this site? I shouldn't have resurrected him. [/quote] Now there's an interesting approach for the next time that somebody decides to "adapt" "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad".  Mark |
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Post by Michael Connolly on Mar 8, 2017 12:37:13 GMT
I remember when you used to be 'before my very eyes'... Does he watch you when you're sleeping? |
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Post by dem on Apr 11, 2017 12:24:11 GMT
On The Buses: What The Stars ForetellThe positive alignment of SANDRA THE CLIPPIE's love-signs indicate a night of red hot passion.  SANDRA THE CLIPPIE: "PHWOAR!" She shares this information with a FEMALE COLLEAGUE.  OTHER BIRD: "PHWOAR!" They are joined by Jaws-a-like JACK HARPER, the office Romeo. JACK HARPER: "PHWOAR! ALL THREE: "PHWOAR!" BLAKEY (off camera): "HARPER! YOU LECHEROUS MORON! COME ON, GET THAT BUS AHHHHHT!" End of part one.
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Post by helrunar on Apr 11, 2017 14:40:12 GMT
Is a clippie a professional lady working the night shift? Inquiring minds...
So glad I actually found a definition and usage guidelines for PHWOAR.
cheers, H.
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Post by Swampirella on Apr 11, 2017 14:58:09 GMT
Is a clippie a professional lady working the night shift? Inquiring minds... So glad I actually found a definition and usage guidelines for PHWOAR. cheers, H. Having verified with Mr. Google, a "clippie" was a bus conductor/tress who clipped passengers tickets as proof of payment. What s/he did during his/her off hours was his/her own business  If we ever had them in N. America, they were before my time.... |
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Post by helrunar on Apr 11, 2017 16:31:43 GMT
Ah! Many thanks, Miss Scarlet, for that very helpful explanation!
cheers, H.
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Post by helrunar on Apr 15, 2017 15:33:37 GMT
Here's an unusual one-- Night of the Marionettes, an episode of the 1976-77 7 episode series Supernatural.One of the most surreal bits of televised theatre I have ever beheld, the real horror in Night of the Marionettes lies in Victorian author Gordon Jackson's obsession with tracking down the origin of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. He stumbles upon the phantasmagoric truth in an isolated inn in Switzerland, presided over by innkeeper Vladek Sheybal (deliciously channeling Bela Lugosi in his classic 1930s roles). Daughter Pauline Moran (who distinguished herself as a member of cult late 1960s girl group THE SHE TRINITY, and went on to do the title role in the definitive 1989 film of THE WOMAN IN BLACK) herself seems to be channeling the dead Mary. And then, there are those uncanny marionettes, and that strange garret room with its lurid light at the top of the stairs... Complete recording (along with other episodes of this unusual series) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrulBnbjd0g&index=99&list=PLmRu2axUu2LF_oPPxDUZhzXt4t4fLRlwqH. |
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Post by andydecker on Apr 15, 2017 17:16:23 GMT
Endeavor
Game
Even young Endeavor Morse has his run-ins with these mind-rotting crime novels. For 1967 this book looks rather cheap and out-dated, more of the 50s, come to think of it. Hank Janson it ain't, and the writer is a smooth talking womanizer. Wishful thinking? But the props department sure had their fun with "Kent Finn". |
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Post by dem on Apr 15, 2017 23:12:35 GMT
Even young Endeavor Morse has his run-ins with these mind-rotting crime novels. For 1967 this book looks rather cheap and out-dated, more of the 50s, come to think of it. Hank Janson it ain't, and the writer is a smooth talking womanizer. Wishful thinking? But the props department sure had their fun with "Kent Finn". Indeed they did - that Just For Jolly cover artwork is inspired. Thank you for sharing. Someone, somewhere must have a collection of these wonderful mocked up dust jackets and I should very much like to hear from them! |
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If we ever had them in N. America, they were before my time.... 